oa Keynote Presentation - The Role of Structural Geology and Anisotropy in Velocity Model Building for Pre-stack Depth Imaging in Complex Environments

Exploration for hydrocarbons in fold and thrust belts can be challenging. Seismic imaging is often hampered by severe topography, outcropping carbonates, acquisition conditions and parameters, near-surface velocity variations, structural complexity and sparse geological control from outcrops or wells. Thus it may be difficult for explorationists to produce interpretations of subsurface structures in which they have confidence.